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The plaintiff received 12 times the policy limit of the defendant's insurance coverage.

As vehicles become more autonomous, determining liability in a crash will change and affect how coverage is applied.

Accident claims between passenger vehicles and a large truck, commercial vehicle or tractor- trailer can result in critical injuries and damage to vehicles, and can be incredibly complex to resolve.

There are strong opinions about litigation funding with some believing it promotes frivolous lawsuits while others say it aids plaintiffs who can't afford to bring suit against a defendant.

"The No. 1 cause of nuclear verdicts is plaintiffs lawyers," said Robert Tyson, who has sought to rally the defense bar against rising verdicts and settlements.

Six states account for nearly 65% of the nuclear verdicts across the U.S.

The causes behind the social inflation theory are numerous, but one of them is that attorney advertising affects the public in unexpected ways, according to some defense lawyers.

What happens when an insured decides to move from a claims-made policy to an occurrence-based policy, or vice versa?